People enter therapy for many different reasons, but often underneath those reasons is a sense of being stuck in a physical, mental, or emotional place they don't want to be in. For relationships, people often feel stuck in negative patterns of interacting with each other or stuck in a place of pain which they blame on the other. I see myself as p

'I just don't feel good about intimacy and sexuality' As a licensed clinical psychologist on faculty at the Johns Hopkins Medical Center, teaching future doctors about intimacy and sexuality and helping hundreds of individuals and couples heal and grow in their intimacy and sexuality in my private practice. Our culture does not prepare us for sexu

From my perspective life is about learning and growing. We have continual opportunities to learn and grow. Sometimes this means accepting ourselves and our situation with more realistic expectations- grieving or forgiving ourselves or others. Sometimes this means making a conscious choice about how we want to live differently and having the cour

There is nothing more vital to effective treatment than the relationship between client and counselor. It is essential to be heard and understood and I dedicate each session to cultivating a safe, respectful, and validating connection with my clients. Although specific treatment interventions will change depending on the challenges we're facing

For 35 years, I've treated Bipolar Disorder, Depression and Borderline Personality Disorder, and for most of those years, taught psychiatric residents at Johns Hopkins. Five years ago, I introduced mindfulness meditation into my practice. The calm self-awareness a disciplined meditation practice provides is a powerful tool in self-regulation that a

I believe that the innate nature of human beings is to survive and be well, and that varying degrees of life experience and trauma create psychic structures that inhibit that natural process from occurring. My job is to help client's develop compassionate awareness for these structures that are no longer functional in their lives and help them to

My approach to therapy is largely cognitive/behavioral, with a strong emphasis on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) techniques, specifically learning to be mindful- noticing and accept your thoughts, feelings and physical sensations- while committing to behavior that is consistent with your own values. My experiences both in and out of the wo

Heartbroken? Overwhelmed? Anxious? Betrayed? Hopeless? It's people just like you that I see every day and that I've helped to find hope, healing and clarity. It's my passion to work with both individuals and couples struggling with relationships, job/career issues, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions and spiritual issues.
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For over 29 years I've been privileged doing the work I love: being a therapist to couples and individuals with the courage and determination to make formidable personal changes. I use sensible theories and effective skills to be the right therapist for YOU too. The one you experience as attuned, respectful, responsive to your needs - and knowledg

Are you the parent of a teenager or child who is struggling with emotional or behavior problems? It can be frustrating to fight over every little thing or to watch your child harming themselves in so many ways. Sometimes the opposition comes from depression and anxiety, sometimes it comes from the struggle to adjust to changing family dynamics. You

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